This would be like TenZ going to Immortals during his prime in 2021.

I wish Cryo didn't have to be perma-teamed with Asuna so he could actually live up to his full potential.

Unless you are face it level 8+, or matchmaking 20,000+, 7 of those 10 flashes will not end up flashing you.

ah that makes sense

Wait, I'm genuinely asking, why does no one have BLG on their lists consistently? It looks like they're at the top of their group.

i hate the player, the game, and the person who entertained the idea of the game

Flair flair flair

Eh it comes in waves for me. I'll have a month where I play like 4 games a day minimum and genuinely grind. Then I get burnt out for like 3-4 months.

and that's being generous for the flight. A flight from Philly to Toronto for 2 is like 700-800.

Not to this level.

In 1995, your buddy or coworker might've bought a ticket and upsold it to you for like $50 more dollars.

But this shit is strictly because of the internet. You have Greg's in their basement, setting up 3000 bots to buy up all the tickets and then reselling them for 2x-10x the price. 1K for two tickets to a VALORANT event. Which is way more niche than a music festival or something more popular to the general public.

If we take the median salary for the ENTIRE WORLD, it comes to roughly $1,500 per month. You are asking people to spend almost A BAND to come and watch G2 choke another finals. No meals, rent or anything for the rest of the month, but you can watch Jonah (JohnPork) P drop a Pi in game 5.

no genuinely, give me 500 dollars (1000 if you're going with a friend), and I can plan you a week-long vacation

mods, take their skin off!

Don't even get me started on GPU scalpers

You know one of the most notable landmarks in the world. Are you sure you're Turkish?

But either way, born in Turkey, live in the US.

I mean, GF is cool, but everything past groups is sold out for me as far as I can see. What a travesty, guaranteed there are going to be empty seats too. When actual fans could've attended.

I know, I know, there's already been outrage over this. But I entertained the idea of maybe going to Masters Toronto. I looked at the tickets and almost threw an uppercut at my monitor.

WTF are we doing, dude? 125-dollar GF tickets are now being resold at 500 AT THE CHEAPEST?!?!? I heard the numbers when people were complaining, but actually seeing them is nuts.

Any and every scalper deserves to be shot out of a cannon into the Grand Canyon.

Nuke the whole scene, gg.

there's no shot that's the background of the nickname LMFAO

Don't even get me started on the player search. Seeing Victor Wong "aka food" will never not be funny.

I think food is the funniest nickname in all of competitive esports. I have no idea why but it genuinely gets a giggle out of me anytime I read it. If I wasn't at work right now, I'd be busting out laughing at my own post. In any combination, it is hilarious.

Victor "food" Wong
food Wong
food
Victor food

and the funniest thing is that it's never capitalized. It reminds me of Demi Lovato's "poot" nickname. Who tf came up with this and why is he called food.

Gamers1 was better. Can't wait for the trilogy!

This is what a walkable city combined with a twink IGL does to a man.

W cope

true, but still it's just a depressing watch

I can't believe they beat m80, they would've been so much better in Tier 1

cook

No point in crying over spilled milk. You guys look good and will only get stronger if/when Leo returns.

He said elmapuddy zipped his pants down and skullfucked the team into submisison for two years. And now their eye sockets are recovering.

damn dude, what happened to Alfa. He's so inconsistent now. Looking back at 23', he strictly played cypher and KJ. I wonder if these role swaps are messing him up?

Vitality has never beaten FNC since the foundation of the game.

That's a hot take, I would honestly not have an issue with that if NIP didn't choke so many finals in those early years.

The VAL esports scene and the game itself might just be too young to make comments like I did, but I don't think anything will change. This ecosystem is too volatile and unstable, teams don't stick together, agent metas and maps shift too often for there to be a clear GOAT. Who knows, Yay might not even be on a team next year.

He might be considered the GOAT in 21/23, but again these are periods. Can you really say he's the GOAT across ALL of Valorant. This just goes back to my point of the game having periodic GOATs, not clear overall ones.

Maybe, but I just think its too much to ask a player to have the widest pool of agents. So many players fall off and rise each season due to new agents and metas. It's difficult to excel with EVERY agent.

I've been thinking about this recently, especially seeing all the posts made about GOATS and the best players. I do not believe VAL will ever have a clear GOAT.

CS has Simple, maybe Zywoo if you want to argue.

League has Faker

COD has Scump or Crim

But I don't think its possible to have a GOAT in Val. The game itself changes way too much for there to be a singular GOAT.

In other games, while new content may be added, the meta doesn't really change. It's pretty cut and dry.

For example, CS rarely makes any weapon balances and rarely adds maps. The pros compete in pure gunplay skill.

In League, while new champs do get added, individual skill doesn't translate as well. It heavily leans to team cohesion and taking good team fights. Yes that is easier if you have individual skill etc.

I just don't think there will ever a long-term goat in Valorant. You can say Tenz for 2021. You can say Yay for 2022. You can say Demon1 for 2023. Or just say Aspas for everything. But these are all periods. Different metas, different games. The GOAT in Valorant has to be periodic. All it takes is one agent nerf to lose your "GOAT status." The closest so far I believe is Aspas. He has been the most consistent across all metas and agents.

EG is too broke for a good roster. I think it's mostly their fault and partly hers as well. She chose to stay to have more control and its just not working out. You did the impossible once, take your W and move on. You are NOT going to be creating a champs winning roster with Apoth.

She's definitely dropped off since, but is nowhere near a bad coach.

NA isn't awake yet LMFAO

Why do they do this to her bruh. Shit like this amplifies the hate 10x.

Brother she hasn't won a T1 series yet. Why are they setting her up like this LMFAO.

wait I'm trolling, he's Argentinian

Is this for mechanics or overall? If its overall, you NEED to have saadhak on here.

Teams change too often now for there to be any rivalries.

The entirety of 2022 was so good. There were amazing rivalries (LOUD vs OPTIC)

PRX's W gaming was recognized internationally for the first time and made them super popular.

We had dark horses like FPX come out of nowhere and win an event. As well as ZETA's cindarella run.

There was drama with teams like SEN, Gambit, and Acend falling off.

Genuinely couldn't ask for a better arc.

Jawg ascent, while it wasn't an international, I feel like that game specifically broke NRGs back and shut the coffin for that team.

they are no less weirder than you

what a strange obsession to want to see an 18 year old fail

nats has saved my ballsack, I repeat, nats has saved my ballsack

if they comeback, I'll actually post a video of me snipping my left ballsack off

It's partly riots fault for franchising and not supporting the teams enough. During the early CSGO pro scene, Valve was spending money out the ass sponsoring the events.

Maybe so, its just a shame that the hobbies I love are being infected by corporate dogs, catering to their business and not the fans who are genuinely passionate about the game.